2002–03 Washington Capitals season
The 2002–03 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 29th season in the National Hockey League.Off-season
Regular season
The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.
On January 11, 2003, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2. Jaromir Jagr had seven points in the game. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a game since March 30, 2002, when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home by a score of 10–2. Furthermore, it was the first time that the Capitals had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
(3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (6) Washington Capitals
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 75 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| C | 82 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 82 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 76 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 52 | -3 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| C | 71 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 72 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 18 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C | 63 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| RW | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 36 | -14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| LW | 77 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| RW | 47 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 70 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 55 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 108 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3894 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 156 | 2.40 | 4 | 1925 | 1769 | .919 |
| 859 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 2.79 | 0 | 426 | 386 | .906 |
| 217 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4.70 | 0 | 96 | 79 | .823 |
| Team: | 4970 | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 213 | 2.57 | 4 | 2447 | 2234 | .913 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 404 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.08 | 1 | 192 | 178 | .927 |
| Team: | 404 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.08 | 1 | 192 | 178 | .927 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Steve Eminger | | Kitchener Rangers |
| 1 | 13 | Alexander Semin | | Traktor Chelyabinsk Jrs. |
| 1 | 17 | Boyd Gordon | | Red Deer Rebels |
| 2 | 59 | Maxime Daigneault | | Val-d'Or Foreurs |
| 3 | 77 | Patrick Wellar | | Portland Winterhawks |
| 3 | 92 | Derek Krestanovich | | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 4 | 109 | Jevon Desautels | | Spokane Chiefs |
| 4 | 118 | Petr Dvorak | | Havirov Femax HC |
| 5 | 145 | Robert Gherson | | Sarnia Sting |
| 6 | 179 | Marian Havel | | Vancouver Giants |
| 7 | 209 | Joni Lindlof | | Tappara Jr. |
| 8 | 242 | Igor Ignatushkin | | Elemash Elektrosal |
| 9 | 272 | Patric Blomdahl | | AIK IF Jr. |
Farm teams
